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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Meet

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.

    $6

    per month

    OBS Studio

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AOBS Studio is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming, featuring real time video/audio capturing and mixing. Users can create scenes made up of multiple sources including window captures, images, text, browser windows, webcams, and capture cards.

    $0

    Pricing
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Editions & Modules
    Google Workspace - Business Starter
    $6
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Standard
    $12
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Plus
    $18
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Open Source
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    64 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Meet and OBS Studio
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.8
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    OBS Studio
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.760 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.460 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.354 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Meet and OBS Studio
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    OBS Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.660 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards9.240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Meet and OBS Studio
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    4% above category average
    OBS Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration9.557 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.857 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media6.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows8.847 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Meet and OBS Studio
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.4
    57 Ratings
    4% above category average
    OBS Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling8.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Meet and OBS Studio
    Feature
    Google Meet
    9.2
    50 Ratings
    13% above category average
    OBS Studio
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication9.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.936 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (65 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google MeetOBS Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well suited for both our workplace and virtual meetings, especially when people are not in one place. It is also more appropriate with audio, visual, and captions. It is also more appropriate to send a recording to your drive for reference on parts that a host may not have captured.
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    Open Source
    From simple streaming to bigger events, OBS has been able to handle all of it with full confidence from us. Have never questioned if it was going to be unreliable in a specific situation, even with minimal training. Software identified the external input source easily and had no issues setting that up (Blackmagic Mini Recorder), and great for pulling in separate audio from the computer input.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • It allows multiple people to join in a meeting.
    • The admin can change the role and make anyone as admin of the current session.
    • Even if the meeting gets disconnected due to network in the admin's side error still it remains running on the user's side.
    • Multiple people can share screen together at the same time.
    • The admin can make the meeting open to all so that every time someone joins the admin does not have to allow them one by one. Once it's open, all can join without permission of the admin.
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    Open Source
    • RTMP Streaming with customizable bitrate
    • Scene Composition and Switching + source control which allows for creators and our customers to move between different types of content they might have (different video feeds, slides etc)
    • Audio mixer and audio control - noise gating, a/v syncing, audio source control
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    Cons
    Google
    • One major one — I always say that we cannot send attachments during the meeting. Teams has that, so I believe Google should add that as well. Because you can have the conversation in the messages, but you can’t provide a file. So let’s say I have a technical conversation with someone, and I want to share a document, like an architecture diagram — I cannot send it. We have to use Gmail or Drive for that. It can be integrated for sure, so that’s an improvement that definitely can be done.
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    Open Source
    • OBS can be a little clunky sometimes, the lots of features can be a bit overwhelming
    • I can multitask with it, but can't run heavy software like Premiere alongside it
    • No way to make adjustments to file after it's done, have to use After Effects or Premiere for that
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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    Open Source
    Very usable because it is free and has had a lot of people helping to suggest improvements and sponsors have allowed the product to grow in sophistication and suitability across a variety of situations and use needs. It is very logical to use once you get started, although the dashboard can seem intimidating at first.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Google
    Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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    Open Source
    For a free product, a range of support is available. There are plenty of ways to find out answers to questions, because there are probably thousands of people using the product who are willing to share what they have learned. It usually works as designed, so needs for support are limited.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I use Microsoft Teams, but obviously Google Meet is much better than that because there are some challenges which I see as part of this. One of the main pros that I see here is that in Google Meet, whenever you have all those recordings as part of the Google Suite, you have those recordings stored in Google types. So that's the same Google product and everything stays in the same thing.
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    Open Source
    I have also used TinyTake by Mango Apps and I prefer OBS studio because the video quality results are better and OBS allows you to record an unlimited length of the video. OBS also lets you record an entire screen instead of manually having to draw your parameters, which can create oddly sizes videos if you miss by a few pixels.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Google
    This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It's definitely the way that we engage with our customers and each other. So I think it's really good that it can help you bring remote people together and feel like you've met with them online. And then when you meet them in person you're like, this tracks, this definitely coincides with who I saw online. So it definitely is a really good platform to just bring people together, but remotely.
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    Open Source
    • It was great to have a platform that is free that I can experiment with without having to use our business capital on.
    • It took time to learn, but it helped me understand a lot of things, so it was a great learning experience.
    • It was a great balance of cost and time with the high-quality product we got from it.
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